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timed porch light? claudebetts 12-31-2006
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Posted by on December 31, 2006, 9:20 pm


I had a porch light that I bought probably 10 years ago and it finally
went out. It worked great in that it would go out after a delay even
after the light switch was turned off. It was not light sensitive. Kind
of like a garage door light operates. Any idea where I could get
another one like that? I cannot make out what it says on the bulb
anymore either.

Frank


Posted by Main Man on January 1, 2007, 4:16 am


Here in UK we would use something like this; which is adjustable.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=VKRX4HWJXC5WKCSTHZOCFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=timed+light+switch

Perhaps something similar in US.

On 1 Jan, 02:20, claudebe...@comcast.net wrote:
> I had a porch light that I bought probably 10 years ago and it finally
> went out. It worked great in that it would go out after a delay even
> after the light switch was turned off. It was not light sensitive. Kind
> of like a garage door light operates. Any idea where I could get
> another one like that? I cannot make out what it says on the bulb
> anymore either.
>
> Frank


Posted by JLagg on January 1, 2007, 6:05 am



Main Man wrote:
> Here in UK we would use something like this; which is adjustable.
>
>
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=VKRX4HWJXC5WKCSTHZOCFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=timed+light+switch
>
> Perhaps something similar in US.
>
> On 1 Jan, 02:20, claudebe...@comcast.net wrote:
> > I had a porch light that I bought probably 10 years ago and it finally
> > went out. It worked great in that it would go out after a delay even
> > after the light switch was turned off. It was not light sensitive. Kind
> > of like a garage door light operates. Any idea where I could get
> > another one like that? I cannot make out what it says on the bulb
> > anymore either.
> >
> > Frank

Hmm thats an interesting setup. I'll have to check further on that one.
Thanks for the headsup on that.


Posted by Mortimer Schnerd, RN on January 1, 2007, 7:22 am


JLagg wrote:
> Main Man wrote:
>> Here in UK we would use something like this; which is adjustable.
>>
>>
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=VKRX4HWJXC5WKCSTHZOCFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=timed+light+switch
>>
>> Perhaps something similar in US.
>>
>> On 1 Jan, 02:20, claudebe...@comcast.net wrote:
>>> I had a porch light that I bought probably 10 years ago and it finally
>>> went out. It worked great in that it would go out after a delay even
>>> after the light switch was turned off. It was not light sensitive. Kind
>>> of like a garage door light operates. Any idea where I could get
>>> another one like that? I cannot make out what it says on the bulb
>>> anymore either.
>>>
>>> Frank
>
> Hmm thats an interesting setup. I'll have to check further on that one.
> Thanks for the headsup on that.


Look for a "spring wound wall switch timer". You insert it into your existing
wall box where the present on-off switch is and just crank the switch to however
many minutes you want the light to operate. I use these in my bathrooms for the
exhaust fans but there's no reason they wouldn't work for your needs. About $26
each at the Borg:

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc%2fsearchResults.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1262710292.1167653845@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgjaddjkjhhfemcgelceffdfgidgll.0&MID=9876



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com



Posted by Mortimer Schnerd, RN on January 1, 2007, 9:22 am


Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
> Look for a "spring wound wall switch timer". You insert it into your existing
> wall box where the present on-off switch is and just crank the switch to
> however many minutes you want the light to operate. I use these in my
> bathrooms for the exhaust fans but there's no reason they wouldn't work for
> your needs. About $26 each at the Borg:
>
>
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc%2fsearchResults.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1262710292.1167653845@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgjaddjkjhhfemcgelceffdfgidgll.0&MID=9876


Oops... I just tried the link myself and it gave me some other page. You can
just go to thier homepage and do a search for "timers". They sell the product
called the "Spring Wound Wall Switch Timer" but i don't know any other way to
link to it directly. You'll just have to do what I did.

Installation is super easy... just two wires like any other electrical switch.
Fits in a single electrical box.

There are electronic timers as well... just a few more bucks. I don't know how
well they hold up but my spring type bathroom timers have been in service for
about three years without any problems.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com



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